Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in XSTRATA PLC
Class of relevant security ORD USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 06 February 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 27,430,815 2.81% 1,073,646 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 93,888 0.01% 298,450 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 551,800 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,236,878 2.89% 1,923,896 0.20%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 6,155 38.6723
Purchase 5,916 38.3500
Purchase 150,027 38.7488
Purchase 13,238 38.6723
Purchase 74,110 38.5917
Purchase 5,800 38.5597
Purchase 269 37.9000
Purchase 4,342 38.6723
Purchase 75,895 38.6723
Purchase 7,322 38.6723
Purchase 5,426 38.6723
Purchase 11,673 37.9000
Purchase 196 38.3573
Purchase 61,937 38.5442
Purchase 2,572 38.6723
Purchase 4,221 38.4688
Purchase 1,694 38.6723
Purchase 3,055 38.6723
Purchase 683 37.9000
Purchase 3,054 38.6723
Purchase 30,516 38.6723
Purchase 1,366 38.6723
Purchase 3,431 38.6723
Sale 1,418 38.4593
Sale 17,000 38.3500
Sale 6,396 83.0719 CHF
Sale 5,573 83.0719 CHF
Sale 105 38.3500
Sale 26,369 38.6063
Sale 3,522 38.3500
Sale 459 38.3141
Sale 94,866 38.8700
Sale 57,636 38.5894
Sale 55,161 38.5405
Sale 10,592 38.6548
Sale 3,000 38.3364
Sale 150,027 38.7489
Sale 10,599 38.6581
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 904 38.2377
CFD Short 196 38.3572
CFD Short 3317 38.5317
CFD Short 61937 38.5441
CFD Short 5800 38.5597
CFD Short 74110 38.5917
CFD Long 3000 38.3364
CFD Long 1418 38.4593
CFD Long 57636 38.5893
CFD Long 3537 38.6015
CFD Long 26369 38.6062
CFD Long 7062 38.6864
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 07 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -50,000 37.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk